I held back my tears as Khai dragged me away from my father... I was so close but still so far. And I knew my father wouldn't come after me. Not if it meant I would die.
He threw me up onto his horse and after he got on, we were riding away from my father.
I felt my heart sink as I turned my head and watched the cliff we were on disappear behind us.
And then I sat there, silently crying.
Eventually we reached some man made cave in front of the Nile.
Khai's group was already there waiting for us.
"How was your encounter?" Nui asked when Khai got off the horse.
"I think I managed to get him to turn around, for now." He said as he lifted me off the horse.
"That's good news." Nui said, sounding unsure.
"No. It's not."
"What do you mean?"
Khai pushed me onto the floor of the cave an
